Hux looked absolutely immaculate and Ren couldn't help but let his jaw drop when he saw him. The man walked out of his room in a pair of skinny jeans, a tigh greyt shirt, and a Stewart plaid flannel. The flannel looked to be a tiny bit too big because the sleeves slipped over his hands until he rolled them up and it covered his rearend which to Ren was a major disappointment, because hot damn he knew that mans ass would look fine in those jeans if he could see it.

The ginger in the civilian clothes went on about his business, unaware of the taller man he so dearly hated following him. He walked into a office to grab some papers and when he turned around he instantly stopped and gasped upon seeing Ren standing in the threshold.

"Good lord, Kylo Ren you could have given me a heart attack!"

Ren let his eyes wander over the General before looking into his blue eyes. Hux snapped his fingers infront of Ren's face trying to get his attention visibly annoyed that the Raven was blocking his only exit, but he backed up against the filing cabinets as Ren stepped closer.

"Ren!" Hux felt quiet nervous by the silence that the normally loud tantrum throwing male induced.

"What? Oh, right...." Ren stood there awkwardly "do you want to go out for a drink with me?"

"...a drink? With...you?" Hux looked confused by the concept.

"Yes, a drink..two people go out to a bar and they drink alcoholic beverages together" 

"Why me? I mean..why should I go with you?" Hux's words were short and to the point.

"Because I'll pay for it, and you look like you need a drink.."

Hux thought this over for a moment and looked satisfied with his answer. "Okay..fine"

Ren chuckled and watched Hux squeeze past him to leave the office and go about his business. Ren would be by the Generals room after his shift to take him to a bar that Ren visited often, he hoped Hux would continue to wear his civilian clothes, and he probably would since a lot of people didn't recognize him in them.

After his shift ended Hux went back to his room, and for some reason decided to at least change his shirt into something nicer, and he decided on a white button up dress shirt. It seemed formal but it was comfortable, he definitely wasn't dressing up for Kylo Ren.

Ren went to Hux's room and he saw that the short ginger was already waiting for him, he saw the shirt wondered what other clothes the General had, he quickly shook the thought away and he walked up to him.

"You ready?" Ren asked looking the General over

"Yes, where are we going? I know it's a bar, but what bar. I swear if we are going to one of those barbaric bars I'm never talking to you again." 

"It's not, it's not and I'm tempted to take you to a so-called barbaric bar seeming how you said you would never talk to me again" he laughed

"Shut the fuck up" Hux rolled his eyes and shook his head.

Ren saw the smirk that formed on Hux's lips, and he was for a moment proud of himself for making the normally strict and angry General close to smiling. He wondered what the mans laugh sounded like.

The knight led Hux to a shuttle and it took them to a bar that was more like a club, Hux knew he had to be careful here, or he would get absolutely wasted.

 Music could be heard outside of the bar and it was more of a first order hang out, but there were some neutral parties here too. They both walked in and Hux's instincts instantly kicked in which made him rest a hand on a blaster that went unnoticed by Ren until now, tucked in the waistband of his pants.

"General, are you okay?"

Hux looked up at him obviously unamused "just buy me a drink." He snapped

Kylo got him a drink, and then he watched a young woman approach the General and she started flirting with him. To Ren's amusement, Hux didn't realize this and he went on as if was a normal conversation. Eventually the lady stormed off leaving Hux even more confused than he was before.

"You look nice today..why were you wearing the civilian clothes on the base?" Ren tried to ease into flirting with Hux to see how it worked for him.

"Thank you, and because I need to wear civilian clothes sometimes, wearing a uniform all the time, and gloves deprive me of feeling...different things...like..these pants they feel rougher than my uniform pants, or..er..you know what I mean right?"

Ren noticed the difficulty he was having with explaining, and nodded, listening. Hux felt deprived of everything. Emotions because as a child he was forced to harden himself against all emotions, and feelings. Touch, because there was nothing but smooth surfaces, and Hux wore gloves all the time anyways, and something that Ren felt that impacted the General he most was the lack of care anyone had for him. Hux considered himself disposable. It made Ren feel bad and he dug around in his pocket for some credits to buy him another drink. 

Hux gladly took the drink and sighed tiredly. "I don't know why I'm telling you all this..what do you care anyways? Why do you even care if I'm stressed, why am I even here?"

"Because I asked you to come with me, and I do care about the well-being of my General"

Hux still didn't understand and he shook his head and sipped at the drink in his hand. After a while of chatting and drinking, Hux started to feel himself get the fuzzy feeling of being drunk. Ren unlike the General was strong against alcohol and couldn't acquire its effects so easily. 

"Ren..I can't drink anymore." Hux mumbled quietly to Ren who just slammed back a shot of something Hux didn't care to know about.

Ren just nodded and stood up, leaving a tip for the bartender and turned to lead Hux out of the crowded room. He turned to look at Hux, but panicked when he saw that the Genral had disappeared. The lady who tried to flirt with the other earlier passed by.

"E-excuse me! Ma'am! Have you seen my friend? The ginger guy, short, good looking, he was the one you were talking to earlier."

"Ohh~ the pretty boy? I didn't mean to intrude in your relationship by the way darling~, I saw him run that way" she smiled a mouth of straight white teeth while pointing in the direction she saw him go.

"Relationship?? I am not with him." 

"Well, hun the way you look at him, and bought him all those drinks would, at an outsiders point of veiw make it seem like you were in a relationship~" she purred, walking off.

Ren shook his head distastefully, and ran off in the direction she referred too. The knight came upon the restrooms and went in to see if Hux had gotten sick. Hux was braced against the wall, one hand on his knee and one against the wall above his head.

"..Hux? Are you alright?" Ren slowly approached his trembling form.

"Y-yeah..yeah I'm fine...I just..I just n-neglected to take my medication..for anxiety..." He sounded ashamed of himself.

Ren put a hand on his back and ran it up and down his back, comfortingly. He could sense the tension and fear boiling in the young General, and he knew he had to get Hux back to the base before he had a meltdown.

"Do you think you can make it to the shuttle?" Ren asked with a light tone.

Hux just nodded and looked at Ren, he had a sheen of sweat on his pale skin, he looked almost Ill. Ren quickly escorted him to the ship, he let no one get too close, or let Hux wander away from the path to the exit. Once they boarded the shuttle Hux started to feel safer and he took deep breaths to help relax himself. 

After setting a course for the ship, Ren went to check and see how Hux was doing. The ginger was sitting on a chair with his head tilted back breathing heavily. The white shirt was almost see through due to the sweat.

"Hux? Anything I can get you?"

The General looked at him with tired eyes and shook his head. Ren walked up to him and moved Hux from the seat and sat down, pulling him onto his lap. Hux was shocked to see Ren being so affectionate, but he was soon cling to the knight trying to Calm him down.

"Thank..thank you Ren.."

"You're welcome..shh, it's okay I promise." The knight rocked him gently, and hummed songs His mother sang to him.

As soon as they got back on the ship, Hux started quickly walking to his room, and ignored the knight that was following him. Hux quickly started taking off his shirt when he got to his room, Ren walked into the room after him, and watched him worriedly. The gingers back was scarred and down the undersides of his arms had scars too but they looked recent.

"...Hux?"

The General jumped and turned around, backing up. "Do-don't look at me!"

"calm down it's okay.." Ren approached him and watched the other back against the wall.

"N-no..it's not..it's not okay.." He put his hands over his eyes and trembled.

"Genral..come here" he wrapped his arms around him, pulling him into a embrace. 

The small red head burst into tears and hugged him back. Ren let him cry into his chest while he ran his hands through his hair comfortingly. The poor General shook with tears.

Ren couldn't help but wonder what turned the strong independent General into a trembling mess. Kylo got a good look at the mans scars, and he ran a hand over his back, he gently took Hux's arm, and extended it to get a good look at the recent wounds. Definitely self inflicted the Raven just looked at him horrified.

"Hux..why would you do this..?" Ren brought his arm up to his lips and started kissing down his arm to his shoulder.

"I-I'm hideous! I want to be perfect, but I never will be!" He sobbed 

"Hux...you're beautiful, and you shouldn't doubt it for a second, okay? You're gorgeous, there is no way you deserve to have this done to you...you're so beautiful, so pretty.."

Hux listened to Ren's words and soon stopped crying, and just listened to Ren trying to describe his beauty. 

"You are like a star..you're so magnificent you are the life source of everything around you, and your hair..oh the colour of the leaves in the fall, and I love fall, all the prettiest colours in one season, but you are a all year round colour..you're beautiful.."

Ren tilted Hux's head up and kissed him lightly, and he felt Hux's heart speed up. The ginger kissed back, but ended it quickly. The generals face was flushed and streaked with tears. Ren kissed his tears away and he picked Hux up bridal style, electing a gasp from him.

"You should sleep Hux...everything will be better in the morning, I promise" he laid the smaller male down, and followed after him.

Hux nodded and shifted in the bed, curling up, but moved when Ren pulled Hux in close, his hot breath warming his nose. The General wrapped his freckled arms around him, and he contently closed his eyes.

"So beautiful.." Ren whispered to the ginger.

The General of was pleased by Ren's small butterfly kisses that landed on his cheek and nose from time to time, the Knights words slowly started to make Hux believe him. 

"My pretty boy...so, so pretty, your freckles, your figure, your everything, so beautiful, you're immaculate."

The two fell asleep after a short while, and when Hux awoke, he felt free it was as if he's never seen the sky before and has finally seen it in its prime. Hux for the first time in his life was happy, and so was Ren.